Vol. 19, No. 3, October 1981 - "Pittsburgh"
(pp. 1 - 6)
Hibberd V. B. Kline, Jr.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Abstract
The 1981 annual meeting of the National Council for Geography Education gives us, who are residing in the Pittsburgh area, the first opportunity to welcome considerable numbers of fellow geographers and to acquaint them with our city and our region since the Association of American Geographers convened here in 1959. If you were one of the geographers at the earlier meeting you will find us outwardly much changed, but I hope that we have retained our traditional hospitality to and interest in our visitors.
PITTSBURGH: PATTERNS OF EVOLUTION
(pp. 6 - 20)
E. Willard Miller
The Pennsylvania State University
State College, Pennsylvania
Abstract
Pittsburgh at the fork of the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio rivers has one of the most strategic geographical positions in the world. From the earliest settlement, these low level valley routes through the rugged Appalachians focused man's activities on this location. Although the economic functions of Pittsburgh have changed through time, the importance of its geographic location has persisted.
A GEOGRAPHY OF RECLINE: THE BEDDING INDUSTRY OF PITTSBURGH, PA
(pp. 20 - 34)
Larry L. Patrick
University of Texas – Austin
Austin, Texas
Abstract
The commercial nature of our society can be appreciated in a variety of ways. One way is to note that virtually all materials consumed in the United States move from sites of resource extraction, through places of semi-finished production and on toward sites of final assembly and, ultimately, consumer purchase. Close scrutiny of most any finished American commodity reveals that its component parts have been purchased and re-sold repeatedly by semi-finishing manufacturers. Also these parts have moved internationally and nationally through regions of relatively homogeneous specialization. In such places manufacturers realize cost benefits by utilizing human resources associated with this specialization.
PITTSBURGH: RENAISSANCE, REDEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION, 1945-1981
(pp. 35 - 45)
Ruth I. Shirey
Department of Geography and Regional Planning
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Abstract
The landscape of Pittsburgh has changed profoundly in the past thirty years. Immediately following World War II, concerns which had been building for decades regarding atmospheric pollution, blight of the man-made environment and economic growth lead to a concerted effort on the part of city officials and citizen leaders to solve environmental problems and renew the physical plant of the city. The transformation which took place as a result of their efforts came to be known as Pittsburgh's Renaissance.